Adriana Aristimuño
Adriana Aristimuño has a bachelor degree in Educational Sciences, and a PhD in Education (Catholic University in Leuven, Belgium). Her current fields of interest are educational policy, educational change, school improvement, and curriculum.  She has been a Full Teacher at the Catholic University in Uruguay, where she has taught graduate courses for teachers and educational leaders for more than 30 years and has held the position of Department Head and Dean. She has been a visiting professor in several universities in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Spain, and has been consultant for several UN agencies and multilateral organizations such as IADB, and the World Bank. She belongs to Uruguay’s official National Researchers System since its creation. In 2020 she took office at Administración Nacional de Educación Pública (ANEP) as Head of Educational Planning and later became Uruguay’s Executive Director of Educational Policy.   ↑ top

Jean Clinton
Dr Jean M Clinton BMus MD FRCP(C) Clinical Professor McMaster University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences Dr. Jean Clinton is a Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster, division of Child Psychiatry. She is on staff at McMaster Children’s Hospital with cross appointments in Pediatrics and Family Medicine, and an Associate in the Department of Child Psychiatry at Sick Children’s Hospital. She is a member on the MindUP Scientific Advisory Board as well as a MindUP for Families Advisor. She was a Fellow of the Child Trauma Academy, and is a Zero to Three Academy Fellow since 2013. She has been a consultant to children and youth mental health programs, child welfare, and primary care for over 30 years. Dr. Clinton was appointed as an education advisor to the Premier of Ontario and the Minister of Education 2014 – 2018. Dr. Clinton is renowned nationally and internationally as an advocate for children’s issues. Her special interest lies in brain development, and the crucial role relationships and connectedness play. Jean champions the development of a national, comprehensive child well-being strategy including a system of early learning and care for all young children and their families. She is equally committed to ensuring that children’s and youths’ needs and voices are heard and respected. Dr. Clinton has also authored her first book, Love Builds Brains which can be ordered online through Tall Pines Press, on Amazon and in book stores everywhere.   ↑ top

Matthew Doyle
Dr. Matthew Doyle is the Superintendent of the Vista Unified School District. Dr. Doyle also serves as the Executive Director of the International Center for Educational Research (iCERP) – a global space promoting intersectionality of thought and focus on the lifelong learner. He holds a doctorate in education leadership. Dr. Doyle is responsible for leading the design and implementation of the district strategic plan, the Blueprint for Educational Excellence and Innovation, in response to State of California LCAP funding provisions. Dr. Doyle’s primary focus is to create the conditions for transforming a traditional educational organization into a scalable, sustainable personal learning environment. The Personal Learning Challenge project won the Golden Bell Award from the California School Boards Association. Vista Unified recently won the prestigious Pivotal Practice Award 2022 from the California Department of Education for creating innovative learning environments for students.  Dr. Doyle has spent 31 years in education as a teacher, site administrator, district administrator and county administrator. Dr. Doyle has extensive experience supporting English language learners and students with special needs. His current area of strategic interest is the design and development of a learning ecosystem including prenatal to grade three systems, learning zones and building a career superhighway – an uninterrupted career development pathway for students to discover their strengths and interests and transform them into talent capital that aligns to the demands of the global marketplace. Dr. Doyle lives in Vista, California with his wife Alejandra and three sons Matthew, Alexander and John.   ↑ top

Max Drummy
Max Drummy has over 25 years of experience as a school and system leader across Australia, Asia and the USA. Driven by the mantra “You can’t achieve a higher level of craftsmanship without a higher level of craftsman” Max works strategically with schools, individuals and networks to build the collective capacity of teachers, leaders and learners. Max co-led the Australian New Pedagogies for Deep Learning (NPDL) Cluster between 2013 and 2016. After spending the following 5 years in Seattle working with schools and districts across the US, he returned to Australia in 2021 to support a rapidly expanding Asia-Pacific Deep Learning network. Max also continues to support many of our Global Deep Learning partners as they strive to create educational environments and practices that foster deep learning so that all learners can contribute to the common good, address global challenges and flourish in a complex world. Max’s post graduate certifications include a Master of Educational Leadership, several accreditations in coaching, and a broad and varied skill set built on experience both within and from outside the education sector. Max is highly committed to exploring and improving how education systems lead, educate and learn with, from and for future generations. In fleeting spare moments, Max loves time in” the shed” as a thinkerer, tinkerer and bike-whisperer.   ↑ top

Michael Fullan
Michael Fullan, OC is the former Dean of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. Recognized as a worldwide authority on educational reform, he advises policymakers and local leaders around the world in helping to achieve the moral purpose of all children learning. Fullan is a prolific, award-winning author whose best-selling books have been published in many languages. He bases his work on research and practice drawn from both the public and private sectors, finding an increasing convergence. From 2004-2013 Michael Fullan served as Special Adviser in Education to the Premier of Ontario. He received the Order of Canada in December 2012 and holds honorary doctorates from Duquesne University, Pennsylvania; University of Edinburgh, Scotland; Newman.   ↑ top

Mag Gardner
Mag Gardner is a co-author, speaker and global facilitator with New Pedagogies for Deep Learning. She coaches and supports across North and South America and Europe as they work to transform learning and grow collaborative professional systems. Formerly, Mag has served as a superintendent, secondary school principal and teacher in a range of settings within Ontario and beyond. As well, she was a pioneering force in Ontario’s Student Success movement. As an Education Officer within the Ministry of Education, she led the development of district plans, leadership strategy and school team processes. Mag earned her doctorate in Education from the University of Toronto.   ↑ top

Shawn Ginwright
Shawn Ginwright, PhD is one of the nation’s leading innovators, provocateurs, and thought leaders on African American youth, youth activism, and youth development. He is Professor of Education in the Africana Studies Department and a Senior Research Associate at San Francisco State University. His research examines the ways in which youth in urban communities navigate through the constraints of poverty and struggle to create equality and justice in their schools and communities. Dr. Ginwright is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Flourish Agenda, Inc., a national nonprofit consulting firm, whose mission is to design strategies that unlock the power of healing and engage youth of color and adult allies in transforming their schools and communities. He is the author of “The Four Pivots: Reimagining Justice, Reimagining Ourselves,” “Hope and Healing in Urban Education: How Activists and Teachers are Reclaiming Matters of the Heart,” “Black Youth Rising, Activism and Radical Healing in Urban America,” “Black in School- Afrocentric Reform, Black Youth and the Promise of Hip-Hop Culture,” and co-editor of “Beyond Resistance!: Youth Resistance and Community Change: New Democratic Possibilities for Practice and Policy for America’s Youth.” Dr. Ginwright lives in Oakland, CA with his lovely wife and is currently an emptynester—both children are in college.   ↑ top

Zaretta Hammond
Zaretta Hammond, M.A.is a national consultant and author of Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students(Corwin, 2015). She is a former high school and community college expository writing instructor. For  the past 20 years, she has supported schools and other institutions in deepening their understanding and application of culturally responsive practices. She currently runs the Culturally Responsive Education by Design Online PLC, a 6-month intensive, inquiry-based professional learning experience to build instructional capacity to use culturally responsive tools and practices effectively. Ms. Hammond is a strong literacy advocate who sits on the Board of Trustees for the Center for the Collaborative Classroom. She is also a member of the advisory board for the Consortium for Reading Education (CORE).   ↑ top